Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Stemless Gentian

Andrena humilis compared with Gentiana acaulis

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Stemless Gentian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Stemless Gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Andrena	Gentiana
Species	Andrena humilis	Gentiana acaulis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Stemless Gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Stemless Gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Stemless Gentian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.